PETS ON POT
The Effects of THC on Animals.
Thu, Oct 18, 2007 12:30 pm
“Hey—let’s get the dog stoned!”
You’ve heard it before. Hell, you might’ve even been the one who said it—at a party, or when you were bored with some friends, or maybe when it was just you and your pet and you didn’t want to smoke alone.
Whether it’s a dog, a cat, a hamster or a long-haired chinchilla, the fact is that people seem to like the idea of getting animals high. And why not? It’s not a malicious act—most times it comes from kind intentions: wanting to share with your furry (or scaly, or feathery) friend that which gives you such great pleasure.
But maybe giving reefer to Rover isn’t as good an idea as you think. Before you presume to know or dismiss the effects of pot on your pet, ask yourself these questions: Which stoner symptoms transfer over from man to beast? Do you know what to do if your dog eats an entire baggie of marijuana? And what of the ethical responsibility of owning and caring for another living being?
To understand the effects of THC on animals, we first must understand its effects on humans. THC works by attaching itself to specific receptors in the brain, which exist specifically to receive cannabinoids. The body naturally produces its own cannabinoids (called endocannabinoids) at specific times, which scientists suspect help to regulate pain relief and/or memory. Since THC and endocannabinoids share almost the same molecular structure, they can both connect to cannabinoid receptors, and thus both produce a “high” effect. Most living things possess cannabinoid receptors—including invertebrates.
This is important for two reasons: First, it means these receptors have survived at least 500 million years of evolution (dating back to the time when vertebrates and invertebrates split), implying that the function of these cannabinoids is pretty damn important; and second, it means that most everything alive can get stoned—even something as simple as a slug.












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420panda
Jan 9 2010, 4:01 am
i made cannabutter and put it on some toast ad left it on the table one day
the dog ate it and all it did was sit around all day(when it tried to stand up it just fell over
probly the only funny part was when it went to sleep cuz it had its tongue out of its mouth
lauren.420
Dec 13 2009, 3:37 pm
he's a fiend!
Stanky
Nov 25 2009, 5:43 pm
collin
Nov 6 2009, 4:09 pm
carolyn
Jul 21 2009, 11:31 pm
saveyourlungs*net
Feb 15 2009, 1:59 am
ill na na
Feb 11 2009, 1:16 pm
Benavidez
Oct 12 2008, 8:35 pm
mikey
Oct 2 2008, 2:42 pm
sykobear
Sep 14 2008, 4:20 am
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May 26 2008, 10:56 pm
MDB
Apr 13 2008, 5:19 pm
smokeynob
Apr 4 2008, 11:39 am
smokeynob
Apr 4 2008, 11:35 am
SwEeTnEsS420
Mar 24 2008, 1:11 am
get_high_rule_the_world
Feb 8 2008, 2:27 pm
ashley
Feb 4 2008, 10:07 am
Kat
Feb 3 2008, 6:26 pm
Poo Taco
Jan 30 2008, 11:56 am
Besides...isn't that what cat nip is for? Maybe weed does NOTHING for them like catnip does nothing us???
I think unless they got 5 on it they can stick to nip!
spacemanj
Jan 24 2008, 2:32 pm
Vaevictus
Jan 22 2008, 9:09 pm
Cay
Jan 16 2008, 8:04 pm
reefer*madness
Jan 16 2008, 11:32 am
dude,
Dec 17 2007, 6:14 pm
WAt da fuk bitch!
Dec 6 2007, 8:06 pm
kill ur self
if i saw u
i would throw a brick at yur head...
CHEEFA DA REEFA!!!
Shelly kay
Dec 1 2007, 4:19 pm
uh
Nov 29 2007, 10:12 pm
Tammy Cooke
Nov 27 2007, 11:00 am
Tammy Cooke
Nov 27 2007, 11:00 am
lolz
Nov 27 2007, 9:48 am
E-rock
Nov 26 2007, 5:09 pm
You should never forcefully blow smoke into an animals face... like people, some like weed and some don't.
Yertle
Nov 26 2007, 11:49 am
I remember thinking that he was a dinosaur.
Johnny Quest
Nov 26 2007, 12:51 am
metallica
Nov 25 2007, 11:33 pm
Josh
Nov 25 2007, 10:41 pm
nineleaf
Nov 25 2007, 5:42 pm
god
Nov 25 2007, 4:48 pm
Steve Staziano
Nov 25 2007, 4:20 pm
Singh
Nov 25 2007, 4:15 pm
And this is dedicated to steve staziano, listen you fuckhead, why would you put your lifestory and contact details here? Are you a desperate, stupid fuck? Get off my site.
GoNzO
Nov 25 2007, 12:03 pm
ST0NER0LLiE
Nov 24 2007, 11:16 pm
BC Bud Smoker
Nov 24 2007, 9:45 pm
alwayz to the left and he followz the J.
duaneb
Nov 24 2007, 9:13 am
passout-patient
Nov 23 2007, 11:17 pm
CA_davyjones
Nov 23 2007, 10:03 pm
Thanks Mary Jane!
Random stoner
Nov 23 2007, 9:48 pm
duaneb
Nov 23 2007, 2:55 pm
dockellisnono
Nov 23 2007, 12:44 pm
Dallas Stoner Chick
Nov 23 2007, 2:55 am
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Nov 22 2007, 1:34 pm
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Nov 21 2007, 10:28 am
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Nov 20 2007, 9:58 pm
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Nov 20 2007, 9:54 pm
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Nov 20 2007, 9:42 pm
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Nov 20 2007, 7:55 pm
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Nov 20 2007, 5:52 am
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Nov 20 2007, 12:52 am
JOHN
Nov 20 2007, 12:49 am
Get Bent
Nov 19 2007, 5:21 pm
juggalo priest
Nov 19 2007, 3:35 pm
Ben
Nov 19 2007, 1:36 pm
;)
Ben.
Rob
Nov 19 2007, 11:10 am
stoned in kansas
Nov 19 2007, 10:16 am
Steve
Nov 19 2007, 6:07 am
big nasty nate
Nov 19 2007, 2:38 am
emmanutt2
Nov 18 2007, 10:17 pm
mybiz
Nov 18 2007, 8:44 pm
fall
Nov 18 2007, 7:54 pm
jarman
Nov 18 2007, 8:07 am
sandy
Nov 17 2007, 11:06 pm
I love my dog and if you love your dog or pet keep your weed put up...dogs have a good life with the right owner, pot smoker or not.
deedaadonna
Nov 17 2007, 9:48 pm
deedaadonna
Nov 17 2007, 9:42 pm
bagbag
Nov 17 2007, 8:24 am
jmhightimes
Nov 16 2007, 4:09 pm
mindfreak 4:20
Nov 16 2007, 2:02 pm
Boozer10101
Nov 16 2007, 4:46 am
amsterkushed
Nov 15 2007, 11:21 pm
Turns out he had scarfed about 5 roaches out of the ashtray when we were out of the room.
I don't know about other animals, but dogs definitely don't react well to pot.
Good thing the Vet was cool because their usual protocol is to call the SPCA and that's followed by a visit by John Q Law.
About $350.00 later we took the dog home where it took him about 24 hours to get back to normal.
Unless you're pet asks you to get high don't do it.
grape ape guru
Nov 15 2007, 9:45 pm
!@#$%^&*()
Nov 15 2007, 6:02 pm
goldfish
Nov 15 2007, 3:01 am
mutchlovehemp
Nov 15 2007, 12:54 am
Good article
Nov 14 2007, 11:45 pm
megin
Nov 14 2007, 8:47 pm
I love high times
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Nov 14 2007, 11:16 am
UKstoner2K7southport
Nov 14 2007, 10:33 am
died about 2 days later cause some asswipe fed it half an ecstasy tablet.
steve stanziano
Nov 14 2007, 2:05 am
alex_woodridge_takes_dick
Nov 14 2007, 1:15 am
alex_woodridge_is_imbred
Nov 14 2007, 1:12 am
ebonics_are_gay
Nov 14 2007, 1:09 am
peter
Nov 13 2007, 6:11 pm
TRINITY
Nov 13 2007, 3:11 pm
TRINITY
Nov 13 2007, 3:08 pm
Wendall Lung toker
Nov 13 2007, 2:12 pm
Bill Blair
Nov 13 2007, 12:46 am
lovemypups
Nov 11 2007, 2:47 pm
redge head
Nov 11 2007, 12:35 am
vedgy11
Nov 10 2007, 4:44 pm
STHS 70
Nov 10 2007, 12:45 am
cookiemonster
Nov 9 2007, 11:36 pm
element
Nov 9 2007, 9:34 pm
Excel420
Nov 9 2007, 5:21 pm
kiefhash420
Nov 9 2007, 3:49 pm
mastodon420
Nov 9 2007, 12:00 pm
Till death do i smoke
Nov 9 2007, 11:15 am
Heather
Nov 8 2007, 10:53 pm
aliosis
Nov 8 2007, 10:33 pm
Big Stinky
Nov 8 2007, 1:27 pm
Until the next jay is lit, anyhow :) Then she is up everyone's ass to get another toke.
From my sis-in-law the vet- pot is exactly as harmful to dogs as it is to humans. Dogs were never meant to be smokers, either, so pot smoke can damage their lungs just as it damages ours. Eating it is far safer.
My StoNey BuNNi
Nov 8 2007, 12:56 pm
When I pull out my box (a nice wooden cigar box that I keep my stash and tools in) the cats come running. I'll usually put on my hoodie and stick one cat in at a time, take a hit from the bong and then give them a hit. My ex and I used to get our cats so stoned and then take their food away and watch them just wabble around.
Herbert the hampster
Nov 8 2007, 12:16 pm
corey
Nov 8 2007, 12:07 am
THC can enter the bloodstream through the stomach as well as the lungs, you just have to eat more than you would normally smoke to get you high. The effects last longer, though.
lol, my friend ate like 5 grams of kb and was out of it for like a day.
patrick
Nov 7 2007, 11:34 pm
bob
Nov 7 2007, 2:06 am
"When marijuana is harvested, the THC molecule is bound to a carboxyl group – COOH – that is, one atom each of carbon and hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen. With a carboxyl group attached, THC is not active."
"Heating dried marijuana makes the carboxyl group convert into water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). When marijuana is smoked, the burning eliminates the carboxyl group. There are several ways to decarboxylate marijuana for use in extracts. A layer of marijuana buds or leaf can be placed in an oven at 150 degrees for 15 minutes. This is far below the boiling point of THC yet warm enough to evaporate the carboxyl group. Another method of releasing the COOH is by placing a bowl of buds in the microwave for 2 minutes. The waves will boil away the water. The boiling point of marijuana's active cannabinoids ranges from 260-392 degrees F."
your animals were probably as high as you are dumb!
Bekindtoyourpets
Nov 6 2007, 10:34 pm
maximillious
Nov 6 2007, 4:30 pm
Haggarella
Nov 6 2007, 1:35 am
It helps her chill and is no different than giving cats catnip.
I do have to watch her tho with our outside plants.
She walks around to find just the right leaf to chew.
Shes my mellow pothead baby girl. :o)
TrojanM612
Nov 5 2007, 10:37 pm
denial
Nov 5 2007, 10:08 pm
Arron
Nov 5 2007, 2:16 pm
OREGONGROWN85
Nov 4 2007, 7:46 pm
come on lets get high....
Ualheb22
Nov 4 2007, 7:19 pm
okla420
Nov 4 2007, 5:39 pm
wolf mixes
Nov 4 2007, 5:23 pm
chronicyak[dot]com
Nov 4 2007, 12:10 pm
Deniseisaninja
Nov 4 2007, 12:31 am
noname
Nov 3 2007, 7:44 pm
alex
Nov 3 2007, 6:59 pm
pHr33k
Nov 3 2007, 3:42 pm
BudMan
Nov 3 2007, 12:10 pm
thatstoneronyourblock
Nov 2 2007, 6:10 pm
Most Living Things
Nov 2 2007, 3:43 pm
So, if you believe in evolution (and I hope you do), that means we have a common relative species that goes all the way back before vertebrates and invertebrates split on the tree of life that used cannabinoids as such an important part of it's metabolism that the organism evolved to produce it naturally.
The use of cannabinoids by the brain predates the brain itself.
fucking fascinating.
CommonwealthSmoker
Nov 2 2007, 10:48 am
FUCK THE COMMONWEALTH OF VA
LEGALIZE you son of a bitches
MAalltheWay
Nov 2 2007, 8:51 am
DisapointedSmoker
Nov 1 2007, 7:14 pm
Terrance
Nov 1 2007, 5:18 pm
LAZY BONE
Nov 1 2007, 1:13 pm
CommonwealthStoner
Nov 1 2007, 10:09 am
uh no
Nov 1 2007, 8:59 am
CancerDog
Oct 31 2007, 10:28 pm
CancerDog
Oct 31 2007, 10:23 pm
imhigh
Oct 31 2007, 7:58 pm
stonerchick420
Oct 31 2007, 7:35 pm
ormy420
Oct 31 2007, 3:33 pm
Jessica
Oct 31 2007, 2:24 pm
Bandit's Princess
Oct 31 2007, 6:44 am
Bandit's Princess
Oct 31 2007, 6:33 am
tk
Oct 30 2007, 8:01 pm
virginia beach, va
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Oct 30 2007, 12:50 pm
b blazer
Oct 30 2007, 10:32 am
B-town Blazer
Oct 30 2007, 10:31 am
cloUDYNIne
Oct 29 2007, 11:55 pm
marleyshooter
Oct 29 2007, 8:20 pm
butchy blunts
Oct 29 2007, 7:26 pm
maple1982
Oct 29 2007, 6:47 pm
jah_rastafari_way
Oct 29 2007, 6:26 pm
DaveOgden1293080
Oct 29 2007, 3:25 pm
potsmoker101
Oct 29 2007, 1:42 pm
dogdad881
Oct 29 2007, 11:19 am
Smoke Humboldt
Oct 28 2007, 5:35 pm
Adam
Oct 28 2007, 4:03 pm
highritenow
Oct 28 2007, 1:32 am
crack man
Oct 28 2007, 1:11 am
Nisnimnin
Oct 28 2007, 12:52 am
That 1 bitch born on 420
Oct 27 2007, 7:27 pm
SC
Oct 27 2007, 1:01 am
SC
Oct 27 2007, 1:00 am
sara
Oct 26 2007, 5:20 pm
other hates it, i think the animals know and the can somehow make there own choice to stay or to run away when you try to get them high
syn
Oct 26 2007, 12:52 pm
james_2243
Oct 26 2007, 12:48 pm
alex wooldridge
Oct 26 2007, 12:45 pm
420
Oct 26 2007, 9:34 am
THAT_BLUNT_BLAZIN_BITCH
Oct 26 2007, 3:26 am
Afrian rhino beatles
Oct 25 2007, 4:40 am
Man, if you belived that shit your either too high or an idiot... haha
Plinko Champion
Oct 25 2007, 3:26 am
no one
Oct 24 2007, 8:22 pm
disclaimer
Oct 24 2007, 4:26 pm
Jim's Dog Bob
Oct 24 2007, 4:17 pm
jt
Oct 24 2007, 1:56 pm
jt
Oct 24 2007, 1:55 pm
Ras Queen I
Oct 23 2007, 10:16 pm
chico
Oct 23 2007, 7:14 pm
Tim
Oct 23 2007, 4:39 pm
geddy
Oct 23 2007, 11:53 am
unicornman
Oct 23 2007, 2:16 am
buzz
Oct 22 2007, 4:42 pm
Phoenix Posidon
Oct 22 2007, 3:16 pm
funkaPOTamus420
Oct 22 2007, 2:21 pm
Princess Kush
Oct 22 2007, 2:20 pm
I love my kitten, and if she really didn't want to smoke she could walk away.
Dogboy
Oct 21 2007, 7:47 pm
sickness420
Oct 21 2007, 2:04 pm
XtruestonerX
Oct 21 2007, 1:36 am
i once left a stash of weed on the windowsill, woke up to find half of it missing and tiny paw prints in it..... i wonder
trexstoner
Oct 21 2007, 1:19 am
Louie
Oct 20 2007, 6:25 pm
D-SQUAD.
Lipoff out.
babyfinna
Oct 20 2007, 4:22 pm
I think she was abused when she was born, since I rescued her from a Crack house in the D.
stoned son
Oct 20 2007, 3:50 pm
when we go places together he will hit on any person carry pot with them, and then i say, " he like what he smells in your pocket"
people freak, and then they laugh and grin.
a name
Oct 20 2007, 9:58 am
associate
Oct 20 2007, 7:41 am
:(
ostrich fern
Oct 20 2007, 7:40 am
Smokey619
Oct 19 2007, 11:59 pm
Fam6236
Oct 19 2007, 9:29 pm
Jack Meoff
Oct 19 2007, 9:22 pm
stonerblazon
Oct 19 2007, 6:58 pm
dank
Oct 19 2007, 5:47 pm
i love this shit
Oct 19 2007, 5:34 pm
herbaholic420
Oct 19 2007, 3:24 pm
strawberry cough any1?
SHOUT OUT TO SPARKY!
moldy
Oct 19 2007, 12:56 pm
The Green Man
Oct 19 2007, 5:28 am
Gives a new meaning to "sea weed".
stinkbug
Oct 18 2007, 11:39 pm
Eddie
Oct 18 2007, 10:27 pm
My dog ate my stash
Oct 18 2007, 8:25 pm
so I had to follow him around for 3 days with a baggie to get it all back...
wait, that was someone elses dog...
PSP user
Oct 18 2007, 8:23 pm
Bummer, Dude!
Oct 18 2007, 4:13 pm
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